KUWAIT: The First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Acting Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Sabah offered a presentation to the Cabinet on the violation of the law by a private sector company that acquired a plot of land amounting to two million sqm and used it for a purpose other than the originally stated one. Sheikh Fahad briefed the Cabinet on the legal measures being taken against the company and any civil officer who proved to be an accomplice in this violation.

The Cabinet saw a visual presentation from Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment, Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf, on the outcomes of surveying unused plots of land and buildings and rented sites. The presentation included the measures taken by the Ministry of Finance, in coordination with concerned bodies, to regulate measures of exploiting these plots of land and buildings from the private sector. Out of the government’s keenness on protecting the state’s land legally and financially with the aim of using it optimally, the Cabinet decided to form a ministerial committee to offer required concepts regarding these plots of land to achieve the desired goals.

Following the latest developments of projects on the maintenance of roads and streets in the country, Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Nour Al-Mashaan told the Cabinet about the Central Agency for Public Tenders’ report regarding 18 projects for highways and roads in all governorates. She said local, Gulf, and international companies applied for these projects. Moreover, the ministers were briefed on the recommendations of the ministerial affairs committee on the Kuwait International Air Cargo-KIAC project.

In this regard, the Cabinet tasked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, in coordination with the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects and some bodies, with taking the required measures to implement the project. The Cabinet approved the meeting minutes of the Supreme Committee for Nationality Investigation, which include some cases of loss and withdrawal of Kuwaiti nationality from some people who got it by fraud and forgery. The move was taken in line with the provisions of Decree No 15 of 1959. — KUNA